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Don't write anything if you don't know where your heart lies. The world could do without endless seas of copy pasta making it to the bookstores.

• a4isms 4y ago
  I feel this greatly as an author, but I also acknowledge that other people have different motivations. It's like saying "Don't write software if you aren't passionate about software." If we're lucky enough to have worked our way up Maslow's Hierarchy to the point where self-actualization is our prime motivation, that's great! But others may want to put food on the table, or enjoy a minor amount of prestige as an author, &c.
  • mjburgess 4y ago
    Don't worry in this case, I have zero intention of rewriting public documentation and calling it a book. Everything here I've spend weeks with others explaining, and so on, so the words will be my own -- and, through practice, I think well aimed.
    • a4isms 4y ago
      > I have zero intention of rewriting public documentation and calling it a book Put like that, it sounds terrible. But if I may way metaphorically... Consider a Museum or Art Gallery. There is going to be a public, free guide to the galleries listing everything in it. This is like documentation. But there are also often human guides that can take you on a curated tour. perhaps for International Woman's Day they can lead you from exhibit to exhibit talking about the status of women during the time period represented, or focus on woman artists, &c. Those highly opinionated, curated tours add a lot of value even if everything they show you is already listed in the official "documentation." I think there will always be room for curated tours.